From: Socio-economic and demographic determinants of under-five mortality in rural northern Ghana
Background characteristics | Number (N) | Percent (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age group | 15-19 | 145 | 3.7 |
20-34 | 2024 | 50.9 | |
35-49 | 1806 | 45.4 | |
Highest Level of education | |||
None | 3005 | 75.6 | |
Primary/Junior High School | 846 | 21.3 | |
Secondary/Tertiary | 124 | 3.1 | |
Marital status | |||
Not married (single/widowed/divorced) | 511 | 12.9 | |
Married | 3464 | 87.1 | |
Occupation | |||
Farming | 1842 | 46.3 | |
Self Employed | 1451 | 36.5 | |
Government Employed | 482 | 12.1 | |
Student | 68 | 1.7 | |
Other | 130 | 3.3 | |
No response | 2 | 0.1 | |
Religion | |||
Christianity | 2057 | 51.8 | |
Traditional | 670 | 16.9 | |
Islam | 1078 | 27.1 | |
No response | 170 | 4.3 | |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 497 | 12.5 | |
Rural | 3478 | 87.5 | |
District of residence | |||
Bawku East | 705 | 17.7 | |
Bawku West | 432 | 10.9 | |
Bolga M. | 352 | 8.9 | |
Bongo | 488 | 12.3 | |
Builsa | 692 | 17.4 | |
Garu/Tempani | 810 | 20.4 | |
Talensi/Nabdam | 496 | 12.5 | |
Financial autonomy | |||
Autonomous | 2547 | 64.1 | |
Not autonomous | 1428 | 35.9 | |
Polygamous partner | |||
Yes | 1355 | 34.1 | |
No | 2139 | 53.8 | |
No response | 481 | 12.1 | |
NHIS Coverage | |||
Not registered | 2338 | 58.8 | |
Registered | 1637 | 41.2 | |
Socio economic status (Wealth Index) | |||
Poor | 1742 | 43.8 | |
Middle | 828 | 20.8 | |
Rich | 1405 | 35.4 | |
Contraceptive use | |||
Yes | 605 | 15.2 | |
No | 2459 | 61.9 | |
No response | 911 | 22.9 |